U.S. manufacturing is booming again, returning industrial capacity utilization back to historical averages. Vacancy rates are now below a cyclical low—falling 30 basis points in the second quarter and are predicted to end the year toward 7...

Why do malls die? Sometimes it's due to outmoded business models. Other times, it's caused by economic downturn or extreme changes in demographics or fashions. Or grandiose ideas of development that can't possibly be realized. Or bad...

Eight charts from an exclusive survey conducted jointly by NREI and the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing & Care Industry (NIC) show a bullish outlook for the seniors housing sector...

Sustainable architecture is reaching new heights in achievement as well as physicality. As green building technology advances, architects and developers are creating buildings that aren't just boldly innovative, but are increasingly bigger and...

As the Millenial kids grow up and head for college, investment in and development of student housing properties to cater to them can be an attractive proposition. Many colleges already face a shortage of available housing stock on their campuses...

Abandoned buildings can be strange, romantic, mysterious, creepy and even dangerous, or all of those things at once. So, perhaps not surprisingly, visiting them has become something of a cult sport. But to anyone in the commercial real estate...

Which are the top American cities today, how do they rank on a global scale, and what will they be like tomorrow? The answers to these questions can vary from one study to another, depending on the type of data being used. We looked at five...